sternly

Example Sentences

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“You know, your shoes cost more than you gave, and you know it,” she said sternly.

From Los Angeles Times

When I floated the fantasy of what would happen if I tracked her whereabouts, my mother sternly shut that down.

From Salon

They asked, sternly and accusingly, why I was in Europe playing tennis.

From New York Times

The PGA Tour has sternly refused to grant its membership the ability to play in the inaugural event of a rival Saudi-backed golf tour, which will make its debut next month outside London.

From New York Times

Lee ordered the military to respond "sternly and immediately" if the North presses ahead with a "direct provocation," the ministry said in a statement.

From Reuters